Recommended by Monica Cross

SIGNS OF LIFE is a fantastic one minute play. Scott Sickles gives us a 1-minute meditation on life, and pie of course! There is so much to explore in between mouthfuls of dessert. The implications are haunting but the content is sweet.

Please read this play, and if you are producing one-minute plays, pick this one!

Unfortunately, I must disagree with the protagonist, who wants to escape this monologue by Matthew Weaver. Despite (and because of) the character's desire to be anywhere but in this piece, the monologue is delightful and endlessly entertaining. It is laugh out loud funny, and full of beautifully meta-theatrical moments. The poor protagonist maligns his creator to great comic effect, but you must not believe this poor player as he struts and frets. Because this monologue is FANTASTIC!

Bravo, Matthew Weaver! Thank you for your self-effacing humor and wonderful sense of whimsy!

What a play! A MINUTE PAST MIDNIGHT ON VALENTINES DAY, OR, THE UNTOLD TRUTH ABOUT ROMANTICS is a deeply emotional 1-minute play. It is immediately, full of conflict, characters who have big wants, and a really lovely moment at the end.

Bravo, Steve!

Delightful! BOOP! is a wonderful 1-minute play! So fun to imagine staging! Check it out!

THE RAVEN / LENORE explore a possible rationale behind Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven. This inventive twist of the original gives a voice to the Lost Lenore and creates interesting conflict. Hillary DePiano blends the language of Poe's Poem with her own beautiful prose. What a fun play for stage or zoom!

I saw a virtual production by The Rude Mechanicals in 2021, which did a great job of creating the physical space of the study and the spirit plane Lenore now occupies.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

THEATRE FOR THE WHALES is a delightful farce about bringing Hamlet's "To be or not to be" speech (even the second have that no one cares about) to a group who has never experienced theatre: THE WHALES! Captian Moby and a motley crew experience mishap and misadventure in their quest to perform for the whales. It is fun and fast paced and full of physical comedy. This would be great for a sketch comedy troupe or short play festival.

This show will truly brighten your day!

OF NIGHT AND DARK OBSCURITY is a haunting 10-minute play. Scott Sickles gives us an eerie backdrop to this supernatural tale. Despite only two characters on stage, the tale hosts an expansive world full of strange figures. Revenge is bittersweet and not at all what you would expect when it finally comes for these characters.

Highly recommended!

THE OLD-RAILROAD is a beautiful one-minute play about family and shared experiences. It is a lovely and tender moment for two men to share on stage. Check it out! And add it to any wintery short play festival you may have planned!

I got to see this show in Orlando and I had an absolute ball! THE BOOK OF MERMAN is a laugh out loud musical parody that makes for a delightful, feel good evening of theatre. It is a light hearted romp with a sweet message. It is a must see! And perfect for any theatre looking for an uplifting play with a small cast to put in their post pandemic season.

STUMPP is a beautiful horror play of epic proportions! Part nightmare, part quest, Aidan O'Reilly weaves characters and authors, history and legend together. I am excited by the staging possibilities and the design ideas this script conjures for me. Complete with very meaty parts for actors. It would be a blast to be a part of.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PLAY!